James Ensor
Class of 2017
Zoey Chittick
Class of 2016
Maxwell Wheeler
Class of 2018
This story is featured in the Spring 2018 edition of the HPU Magazine. Discover below how Success Coaches help students discover what they’re passionate about. When Ross Pavlovich headed south from his New England hometown of Marblehead, Massachusetts, to High Point University in 2014, he wasn’t really sure what he wanted to do with his life. He […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 22, 2018 – High Point University faculty, staff and students recently received the following academic and professional awards and recognitions. Recent Graduate Wins Society of Professional Journalists Award Evan Dupuis, a 2018 graduate, won the Mark of Excellence Award for online feature reporting at the Society of Professional Journalists Region […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 17, 2018 – High Point University has appointed five new members to its Board of Visitors. The board is composed of more than 100 friends of HPU who are recognized for their character and leadership abilities. “We appreciate all the ways these individuals have contributed their leadership and service to High […]
At HPU home basketball games, Austin Pinelli becomes Captain Purple. He’s the guy in the purple body suit. He’ll be underneath the opposing team’s basket, and when one of their players comes up to the foul line for a shot, Pinelli will put down his tuba, have his friends pick him up and hold him […]
This story is featured in the Spring 2018 edition of the HPU Magazine. Discover below how students gain life skills at HPU that will help them in their careers. Don’t be intimidated by life’s obstacles. That’s a lesson Christine DiFerdinando McKnight learned during her time at High Point University. She took it with her when she graduated, […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 10, 2018 – High Point University recently welcomed six new staff members. They are as follows: Kristen Bunner joined the Office of Global Education at HPU as the coordinator of global education. She plans cross-cultural campus events and activities and promotes international opportunities for HPU students. She also manages the office’s […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 9, 2018 – Dr. Kirstin Squint, associate professor of English, received the Ruth Ridenhour Scholarly and Professional Achievement Award during High Point University’s 2018 Commencement ceremony. The award recognizes a full-time faculty member for exemplary accomplishments in research and creative endeavors. Squint teaches 20th and 21st century American literature at HPU […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 9, 2018 – Dr. Meghan Blackledge, assistant professor of chemistry,received the Meredith Clark Slane Distinguished Teaching-Service Award during High Point University’s 2018 Commencement ceremony. The award is named for Meredith Clark Slane, a friend to the university, and has been given annually since 1973 to recognize excellence in teaching. Blackledge was […]
At every Community Christmas, Brianna Beard turns into one tall elf. She’ll slip into gray leggings and a red and green costume made of felt, board a bus, look over her shoulder and see herself on a TV screen in all her Christmas glory. On a video, she recites a poem she wrote about Community […]
Josh Groban addressed 1,084 graduates, HPU’s largest graduating class, and more than 10,000 people on HPU’s campus HIGH POINT, N.C., May 8, 2018 – Before he became the internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter and actor that he is today, Josh Groban was afraid to sing in front of anyone, including his own parents. Today, he told […]
HIGH POINT, N.C., May 2, 2018 – Dr. Michael B. Brown, minister, instructor and author, has joined the Board of Trustees at High Point University. A native of Asheboro and graduate of HPU, Brown recently retired as senior minister of Marble Collegiate Church in New York, America’s oldest existing Protestant church. He served several United […]
Olivia Royce tried not to be nervous. She was a sophomore, competing in an international selling competition against juniors and seniors from colleges across the country, and she knew these students had all kinds of professional selling experience. She had none. She had rehearsed her pitch for two weeks, looking in the mirror and reciting […]
Name: Rebecca Ulrich Hometown: Troutman, North Carolina Major: Ulrich will graduate on May 5 with a B.S. in Biochemistry and a minor in Physics. Post-graduation plans: After being accepted to eight graduate schools, Ulrich plans to attend the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois, where she will earn a Ph.D. in Chemistry. How HPU helped you get […]
Campus was bustling with excitement this week from Marc Randolph’s visit on Monday, to Tubby Time and more. Here’s a look at what happened this week in photos.
Macketta Johns. Remember that name. Johns aspires to be the Oprah Winfrey of her generation and talk to all kinds of people about all kinds of things, especially anything to do with arts and entertainment. She does exactly that on HPU Radio every Monday. For two hours, she and her friend Monasia Baker dish on […]
Hunter Fleming grew up 20 minutes from campus in the small town of Kernersville with a basketball in her hands. She was 6 when she started playing in her front driveway. She’d go up against her older sister, taking her inside or trying to hit a three-point shot just beyond the chalk line her dad […]
Marc Randolph, Netflix Co-Founder and Entrepreneur in Residence, returned to High Point University for a Q&A led by HPU President Nido Qubein and to continue mentoring students. Randolph held numerous small-group sessions throughout campus, working one-on-one with students in HPU’s entrepreneurship, business and pharmacy majors. Below are a few lessons on leadership, innovation and entrepreneurship […]
Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph participates in an interactive Q&A session led by students and moderated by High Point University President Dr. Nido Qubein. HIGH POINT, N.C., April 23, 2018 – High Point University students spent today with Netflix Co-Founder Marc Randolph, HPU’s Entrepreneur in Residence, as he returned to campus to mentor students. During an […]
HPU celebrated Earth Week and Arbor Day, as well as Honors Day, the Business Plan Competition and more this week. Take a look below at snapshots of this week’s events.
HIGH POINT, N.C., April 19, 2018 – Community members gathered today at High Point University’s Cottrell Amphitheater to celebrate Arbor Day amidst the campus’s 26 different gardens and 3,700 taxa of plants. For the ninth consecutive year, HPU received the Tree Campus USA Award from the Arbor Day Foundation. First Lady Mariana Qubein has spearheaded […]
